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With degrees from both UCLA and Loyola Law School, and a specialty from UCLA in Entertainment Studies with an emphasis in Film and Film Finance, Mitra has worked in legal affairs at MTV, has worked on the merger of 2 major record labels, and has been of-counsel to several high-profile copyright infringement cases involving artists and major studios. Her entertainment practice specializes in film and entertainment financing, negotiating and structuring artist and production deals, and all Intellectual Property matters, including rights clearance, licensing, copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Mitra’s film practice specializes in intellectual property, film finance, corporate law, and production advising on all aspects of motion picture and television development, financing, production and distribution, including state and federal (Section 181 of the U.S. Tax Code) tax incentives. She represents actors, writers, directors, producers, financiers and lenders.

With a practice centered on car accidents and personal injury in the aftermath of an accident, Howard Craig Kornberg's auto accident attorneys in Los Angeles focus on serious injury cases.  AV Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, Mr. Kornberg has a reputation as a knowledgeable Los Angeles auto accident attorney providing excellent and compassionate service to clients who are injured in vehicle or motorcycle accidents.

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Throughout his career Mr. Good has had a passion for the eclectic. Whether it was his dual degree at UCLA to studying Middle East Foreign Policy for his Masters Degree from the London School of Economics, Mr. Good has strived to diversify his interests and expertise. This is mirrored in his legal career wherein Mr. Good has represented individuals to Fortune 500 companies, with matters ranging from general representation to patent infringement lawsuits. Mr. Good currently specializes in general business representation, business litigation, asset location and recovery, judgment collection and personal injury cases. Mr. Good also acts and advises start-up and app development companies throughout Silicon Beach.

Shawn Shaffie’s practice, as partner at Parker Shaffie LLP involves all aspects of litigation, business, wrongful death, and deal making.  Mr. Shaffie also focuses on professional liability concerning attorneys, accountants and other business professionals. He has favorably resolved numerous multi-million-dollar lawsuits and arbitrations, and has wide-ranging litigation experience in a variety of substantive areas including business disputes, contracts and finance, habitability, franchise law, risk management and loss prevention, intellectual property, insurance, and sober living home and drug treatment center malfeasance.. Mr. Shaffie is passionate about protecting artists and their imaginations. Within his entertainment law practice, he represents talent in all phases of deal making, contracts and negotiations, as well as litigation arising from such matters.

Robert Pafundi, the founder of Pafundi Law Firm, A Professional Corporation, and a Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer, has practiced law in California for more than 30 years.. Robert’s passion is working in the entertainment industry. He has spent the last 20+ years representing children and young adults in Hollywood, both as a lawyer and as the owner of the infamous MGA Talent Agency, originally known as the Mary Grady Talent Agency, which launched the careers of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (The Olsen Twins) and of countless other celebrity children and young adults who became Star Name actors in Hollywood and throughout the world.. In January 2020 Robert was approached by the President and CEO of United Productions, which is wholly owned by the highly regarded Keyholder, Inc, a JASDAQ publicly traded Japanese corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. President and CEO Atsushi Morita formalized this request in May 2020, specifically seeking Robert’s expertise and involvement in opening a Los Angeles Branch Office of the Tokyo based Film and TV Company, United Productions with initial plans for 10 Film or Streaming Projects. The new office expects to launch with Robert at the helm in late 2020 or early 2021 depending on what makes sense in the current economic climate and give entertainment industry considerations related to the production of Film, TV and Steaming projects.. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS A CALIFORNIA ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY• Representing actors, actresses, talent agents, talent managers, TV and film producers, production companies, casting directors, and other industry professionals.• Handles resolution of disputes by way of Demand Letters, Lawsuits, Mediations, Arbitrations, California Labor Commission Hearings, Court Trials Before a Judge, and Jury Trials.• Handles contract negotiation for TV, film, commercials, and commercial campaigns. Reviews talent contracts for actors and actresses. Prepares contracts for talent agents and talent managers.• Serves as production counsel, offering a full array of services from the commencement to the close of production.• Prepares Petitions for Court Approval of Contracts with Minors, on behalf of producers, production companies, studios, and talent agents.• Intervenes in family law and divorce proceedings on behalf of children when issues arise as to the proper use and disbursement of the minor’s income and earnings.• Qualified Expert Witness on all issues related to children in entertainment.• Handles a broad array of legal issues and matters related to the representation and protection of children in entertainment and young Hollywood.. Robert has negotiated contracts and represented actors and actresses, talent agents, talent managers, producers, directors and many other industry professionals in contract negotiations with major network TV and major motion picture production companies. He has also acted as lead counsel in an array of entertainment disputes, many involving children in Hollywood.. Robert speaks regularly on a vast array of subjects related to the practical, business and of course the legal side of the entertainment industry, and in particular about children in Hollywood. Robert has been a special guest panel speaker for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation, and the Entertainment Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has also been a special guest speaker for Children in Film, The ATLA Expo, The 3-2-1 Acting School, The Young Actors’ Camp, The LA Acting Program for Columbia College, Chicago and many others.. Robert’s life mission is to educate and safeguard those who work in every capacity in TV and Film, and to protect and serve those who are currently active and experienced professionals as well as those who are new to the industry, so people are led to a higher level of understanding and commitment. One of Robert’s daily passions is to motivate all entertainment professionals to join him by conducting ourselves at the highest moral, ethical, and spiritual levels when it comes to all aspects of the entertainment business, whether you are actor or actress, a representative, or involved with production, all with a goal toward making the world of entertainment not only fun, but safe and also profitable for Hollywood Adults, up-and-coming Talent, those on all sides of Production, and of course, the most vulnerable, our Entertainment Children and the Children of Celebrities.. AUTHOR• Safe Stardom: How to Protect Your Children on Their Road to Fame (Dunham Book, 2014);. PRODUCER• Managing Producer and lead Production Counsel on the Award-Winning inspirational documentary film titled The 25,000 Mile Love Story, narrated by Oscar winner, John Ridley (Best Screenplay Adaptation, 12 Years a Slave), and directed by Emmy nominated, John Davies.• Production, Casting and Legal Counsel: Story Game, a feature film, shot in Japan and Hawaii, now out for Worldwide Distribution: A Collaboration with TalkStory Productions.• Lead Producer: Los Angeles Branch Office of United Productions, wholly owned by the Keyholder, Inc, a JASDAQ publicly traded Japanese corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan.• Producer: Sand Woman, a feature film to be shot in Japan: Pre-Production Phase: Script Complete. Based on a Novel by Kobo Abe.• Producer: Goo Goo G’Joob, a feature film to be shot in Japan: Development Phase: Script Complete. Original Concept Script.

Rabeh Soofi is an award-winning attorney in Los Angeles, California with over a decade of experience advising individuals and businesses in a variety of legal disputes spanning multiple industries and practice areas.  Rabeh has been named as one of the "Top Women Lawyers of Southern California Rising Stars" by SuperLawyers and Los Angeles Magazine for three years in a row, 2013, 2014, and 2015.. Rabeh is hired most often for her unique practice philosophy and is known among the legal community as an aggressive attorney with a no-nonsense and solutions-oriented approach to legal engagements. She has represented clients from all over the U.S. and from 17+ countries internationally.. Rabeh’s legal work combines a multi-faceted and broad experience base with outstanding technical proficiency that is consistently the subject of high accolades from clients, lawyers, decisionmakers, mediators, and numerous others.. Rabeh is recognized as  Top Women Lawyer by SuperLawyers and Los Angeles Magazine, as well as being honored multiple times as a “Top Attorney – Rising Star” by SuperLawyers, awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys under 40.  Rabeh is rated as a “Superb” lawyer by , and ranked 10 / 10 for her experience, industry recognition, and professional conduct.  Rabeh has been recognized as a “Future Star” by Euromoney’s Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Firms and Attorneys.. Rabeh has represented clients in deals, transactions, and cases involving some of the nation’s largest companies and organizations, including Xerox, Fed-Ex, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Peet’s Coffees & Teas, Wells Fargo, Lowe’s, Ralph’s, Kroger, Safeway, Guess?, University of California, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, the State of California, UCLA, University of Southern California (USC), Allianz, CIGNA, Chevron, National City Bank, Swiss Re, YMCA, Zurich, and numerous others.. Rabeh has provided legal commentary and interviews on a variety of legal matters and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Public Radio International, Orange County’s KM 640 AM, Random House, ALM / , Digital Journal, RFI – Radio France Internationale, Times Dispatch, Malaysia Star Online, National Law Review, Georgetown University Law Center, Lexis-Nexis, American Bar Association, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Iowa Gazette, and others media outlets.

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My practice focuses primarily in the areas of high technology, biotechnology, entertainment and real estate.

Ms. Terry has been in private practice her entire legal career. She is committed to being accessible to her clients and providing them with comprehensive legal representation that they can trust. Ms. Terry is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court and the Central District of California.. Ms. Terry received her Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach, and received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of LaVerne, College of Law. While attending ULV College of Law, Ms. Terry was a finalist in the ULV Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition, a semi-finalist in the ULV Honors Moot Court Competition and she is the 2000-2001 Western Region Champion of the nationally renowned Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition. Ms. Terry served as President of the LaVerne chapter of the National Black Law Students Association during the 2000-2001 academic year.. She is a Past President of the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Inc., and is actively involved in other professional organizations. In her leisure time, Ms. Terry enjoys yoga, walking, spending time with her beloved mother, family and friends.

Ms. Kinney is President and founder of Kinney Law, P.C., a boutique law firm specializing in intellectual property and entertainment law matters.  Recently recognized as one of the Top Women Attorneys in Los Angeles by the LA Business Journal, Ms. Kinney represents a diverse client roster of artists, celebrities, and intellectual property owners. She focuses her practice on entertainment law transactions, brand management, and intellectual property litigation, representing Platinum-selling and Grammy award-winning recording artists, songwriters and their estates, published authors, professional athletes, award-winning filmmakers/producers, visual artists and more. She has also acted as production and clearance counsel for various narrative and documentary feature films. Kinney is a musician herself, with awards and distinctions from Billboard, ASCAP, International Songwriting Competition, Global Music Awards, and more. Her personal experience as both a creative artist and an entertainment attorney provides a unique perspective to the deal-making process.. On the litigation side, Kinney regularly handles high stakes intellectual property matters, involving copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and contract cases as well as First Amendment and anti-SLAPP matters. A member of both the California and Texas State Bars, she is admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court, and has handled a number of landmark cases from inception through appeal. She also handles administrative charges filed with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing related to claims filed under the Talent Agencies Act.. She recently authored two sections of LexisNexis' "Practical Guidance for Transactional Entertainment Attorneys," addressing music law and legal issues related to managers, agents, and attorneys, and co-wrote the Lexis®PSL on "Dealing with Social Media Influencers in the USA.". Ms. Kinney also co-founded a non-profit organization called Hearts Giving Hope Foundation, Inc., which brings music and art programs to at-risk youth throughout Southern California. As a result of her leadership and charitable endeavors with that organization, she has been featured in Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year issue, and received a "Moving Forward Award" from Toyota.

Mr. Mosley leads both the Corporate and Entertainment, Media & Technology practice groups at Mosley & Associates where he participates in a broad-based corporate, securities, real estate, finance, intellectual property, sports, media, arts, fashion and entertainment practice.  He represents issuers, funds, investment banks, high-net worth individuals and small businesses in a variety of corporate finance, film finance, private equity, merger and acquisition and corporate advisory matters.  Mr. Mosley handles trademark, copyright, licensing and general corporate matters as well as representing talent, producers, production companies and labels in film, music, television and fashion projects.  He also negotiates marketing, endorsement and other campaigns for his varied sports and entertainment clients. As a litigator, Mr. Mosley has defended both public and private billion dollar acquisitions, as well as a SEC investigation related to option back-dating.  As a watchdog, he provides transparent checks and balances for his entertainment clients, monitoring the actions and deals of the sports agents, managers, business managers, accountants and agencies.  To that end, he has brought cases against business managers and large bookkeeping firms for fraud, mismanagement of funds and breaches of fiduciary duty for his entertainment clients.

Mark Litwak is an entertainment attorney based in Beverly Hills, California. His practice includes work in the areas of copyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property, and book publishing. As a Producer’s Representative, he assists filmmakers in arranging financing, marketing and distribution of their films. His filmmaker clients have had award winning films in Cannes, Toronto, Telluride and other festivals.. The firm has represented filmmakers who have produced award-winning films such as Prisoner of the Mountain (Director’s Fortnight, Cannes), To End All Wars (Telluride, Toronto), Hustle & Flow (Audience Award, Sundance), and winners of top prize at the Hampton’s International Film Festival (Unconditional Love, Mugshot, and Screen Door Jesus), and DeNadie (winner World Cinema Documentary Audience Award, Sundance 2006). During Sundance 2005, three clients had films acquired for distribution: Hustle & Flow, which won the Audience Award; The Matador and Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School. Five clients had films exhibited during Sundance 2007 (Black Snake Moan, The Ten, Padre Nuestro, Expired and Fido).. Litwak is the author of six books: Reel Power, The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood (William Morrow, 1986), Courtroom Crusaders (William Morrow, 1989), Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry (Silman-James Press, 3rd. Ed. 2009)(winner of the 1996 Krazna-Kranz award for best book in the world on the film business), Contracts for the Film & Television Industry (Silman-James Press, 3rd Ed. 2012), Litwak's Multimedia Producer's Handbook (Silman-James Press, 1998) and Risky Business: Financing and Distributing Independent Film (2nd Ed. 2009).He has contributed articles for The Los Angeles Times, The Business of Film, The Hollywood Reporter, Moviemaker and The Independent. He is the creator of the popular CD-ROM program Movie Magic Contracts.. Mark Litwak earned a B.A. and M.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University Of San Diego School Of Law. Mr. Litwak has been a lawyer since 1977. After graduation he was admitted to the bars in New York, California and Washington D.C. His practice today is based in Beverly Hills, California. He has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine in 2006, 2007 and 2012.. As a law professor he has taught such subjects as entertainment law, copyright, torts and worker’s compensation at such institutions as U.S.C. Gould School of Law, Loyola Law School and the University of Puget Sound School of Law. He has taught entertainment law courses at U.C.L.A. extension for more than 20 years. Litwak has lectured for continuing legal educations programs of the American Bar Association as well as programs offered by the California and Texas state bar associations. A frequent speaker, he has presented seminars across the United States, and in England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Canada including lectures at the American Film Institute, Harvard, Columbia, N.Y.U, the University of British Columbia and the Royal College of Art in London.. Litwak has represented clients in entertainment industry arbitrations. He also serves as an arbitrator on the AAA and IFTA entertainment panels. He has completed several AAA commercial arbitrator training workshops.. His background also includes stints as a television journalist, writing and producing news segments for Telepictures, and as a television producer, with Marble Arch Productions. He is a former Vice President and General Counsel for Dorason, a merchant banking and communications company. Litwak has packaged movie projects and served as executive producer on such feature films as "The Proposal," "Out Of Line" and "Pressure." He has provided legal services or worked as a rep on more than 200 motion pictures.. Litwak has been interviewed on more than 100 television and radio shows including ABC News, "The Larry King Show," National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and CNN. He has been the subject of articles in California Law Business, Australian Lawyer and L.A. Weekly. He is the creator of the Magellan 4 Star site, Entertainment Law Resources, at .. Litwak was featured in a 2006 article in Southern California Super Lawyersmagazine.

Marina Manoukian is Head of Family Law at ADLI Law Group. Her practice primarily focuses on Civil Litigation, Business, Construction Law, and Family Law. With over 22 years of experience in the legal profession, Mrs. Manoukian utilizes her trial experience and negotiation skills to advise and counsel clients including individuals and corporations in Business matters including transactional work as well as litigation and negotiation. She also brings her extensive experience in Construction and Family Law.. Prior to joining ADLI Law Group, Mrs. Manoukian was a Partner at O’Rourke, Fong & Manoukian. During such time, she was first chair in many bench and jury trials, as well as arbitrations and mediations.. Mrs. Manoukian graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science and obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Loyola Law School. Mrs. Manoukian is committed to helping clients and providing them efficient and effective courtroom representation to resolve complex construction disputes, real estate and development disputes, and business disputes. In addition to business and construction law, Mrs. Manoukian practices family law that she built before her partnership at O’Rourke & Fong. Fluent in Armenian and English, Marina assists individuals seeking a divorce, assists clients in reaching agreement or going to court for marriage dissolution, division of marital assets, child custody, and child and spousal support.

Lisa Borodkin is passionate about popularizing technology, simplifying the law and getting great results for her clients.. She has a private law practice in Los Angeles focused on technology, law and media. She has negotiated licenses and agreements involving the convergence of entertainment and new media since 1998.. Her recent matters have included representing a television streaming service in a case of first impression involving the safe harbor under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, cases involving the exclusion from liability for user-generated content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and the application of the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act in the doll and toy invention industry. Previous matters have included issues related to the discoverability of IP addresses in "John Doe" music copyright infringement cases, setting up agreements to create original intellectual properties in the animation, comics, music, television and film industries, and advising on best practices in online commerce and licensing.. Lisa's practice has evolved with the Internet, from meta tag infringement, cybersquatting, and Napster, to technology IPOs, file-sharing litigation, Web 2.0, reputation rating websites and advising technology startups. She has represented AOL, Network Solutions, Dr. Dre, Metallica and negotiated with film and television studios and online web television distributors. She has also represented parties in arbitrations before the AAA, JAMS, and NASD, and in investigations by the NYSE, SEC, the United States Department of Justice and numerous State Attorney General's offices.. Lisa is a regular contributor to California Lawyer Magazine on legal ethics and social media She also co-produced and hosted "TechZulu Law," a web telvision series on law and technology. She has appeared as a guest on Denise Howell's "This Week in Law" on the TWiT network and guest lectured at USC's Annenberg School.. Lisa served as a law clerk to the Honorable Diane P. Wood, United States Court of Appeals Judge for the Seventh Circuit and to the Honorable I. Leo Glasser, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York.  Her government service also includes a summer clerkship at the United States Department of Justice.. She received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.  Her Columbia Law Review note, "The Economics of Antiquities Looting and a Proposed Legal Alternative," is frequently cited in international publications concerning art and cultural property.  She received her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in Visual and Environmental Studies. She also has an M.A. in History of Art from the University of London, Courtauld Institute of Art.

Lee Brenner is chair of the Media and Entertainment practice group and a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Brenner serves as counsel for individuals, television networks, production companies, corporations and partnerships in business, media, entertainment, employment and commercial lawsuits. Mr. Brenner has extensive experience in litigating complex civil matters in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration tribunals. He provides litigation risk analysis and routinely handles consumer fraud class actions, such as those related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Mr. Brenner has also carved a niche litigating matters on behalf of businesses and individuals who have been defamed by anonymous commentators on the internet.. He also has experience defending companies in litigation claims related to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) and advising on Prop 65 compliance.. Mr. Brenner is a Committee Chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communications Law, and serves as a co-editor of the Communications Lawyer, the ABA Forum’s publication on communications law.. Mr. Brenner lectures regularly to clients on the subjects of right of publicity, copyright, idea submission and trademark law.. Mr. Brenner is a regular contributor to Drye Wit, Kelley Drye’s media and entertainment law blog.

Kennedy Art Law provides smart legal strategies for creatives and small business owners. We help with contracts (review, drafting, and negotiation), intellectual property (trademark and copyright registration, licensing, and defense), and business (formation and management). Many of our clients are in online video or digital media, independent production, and e-commerce. By keeping overhead low, we provide competitive prices and offer excellent value. We'd love to hear from you.

Joshua M. Biletsky is committed to providing exceptional legal services to clients in the entertainment industry and to businesses in any stage of their development.. During law school, Joshua interned at Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world’s largest music publishers. At Warner/Chappell, Joshua gained knowledge and experience in drafting and reviewing publishing agreements and researching international copyright laws. Joshua also worked on legendary artists’ files such as James Brown, the Gershwin Brothers, and many other prolific artists. After passing the California bar, Joshua worked as a commercial and theatrical agent at an across-the-board talent agency. This gave Joshua a unique background in SAG contracts as well as knowledge of movies, television, commercials, print, music video, and new media formats. Joshua has represented talent of all ages from toddlers to actors in their 90’s.. Joshua has experience with drafting and negotiating contracts across a wide range of different businesses and entertainment industries. Recently, Joshua has worked in a real estate law firm where he mastered the art of managing a heavy caseload of clients and defended the rights of homeowners against corporate lenders. Joshua now takes this experience with him to defend the artists and entrepreneurs against those who attempt to infringe upon their work.. Joshua grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved to California to attend law school. Joshua graduated from Southwestern School of Law in Los Angeles and received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. In law school, Joshua belonged to the Entertainment and Sports Law Society as well as the National Lawyers Guild. Joshua established Biletsky Law in 2014 and is committed to offering clients a unique and professional service which accommodates each client’s individual needs.

Jonathan Handel practices in the areas of entertainment, technology and intellectual property transactions. He brings to his practice a broad range of experience in the entertainment and technology industries.

Jerl Leutz is an associate with Rome & Associates, handling a variety of litigation and Internet-related matters involving intellectual property claims, commercial disputes, governance and compliance.. Mr. Leutz’s Internet law work, includes advising and consulting with clients on governance, contractual compliance, and developing internal and external policies. He has also defended clients from consumer claims, anti-SPAM claims, as well as prevented and neutralized claims associated with phishing attacks, fraud and reputational harm. He has resolved dozens of domain name disputes and internet governance proceedings in numerous international tribunals. He regularly advises clients on other commercial matters, such as affiliate program policing, “sponsored-link” advertising, user privacy matters and law enforcement inquiries. Mr. Leutz has successfully recovered scores of virtual assets, including domain names, abusive and impersonating blogs, and social media networking accounts.. His intellectual property experience includes heading up a collection of related trade secret misappropriation cases in the payment card processing space, having advocated for parties at various levels in the processing chain. In this industry, Mr. Leutz’s work has led to dismissals and favorable settlements.. Mr. Leutz has also overseen a variety of creative online brand protection services for growing, well-known online companies, such as Skype, BitTorrent, Sharman Networks, Joost, Rdio, Vdio, LiveJournal, Riot Games and others. Further, he continues to develop an area of practice in the sector of “disruptive” technologies.. For his clients abroad in electronic payment processing matters, Mr. Leutz obtained a $1.45 million verdict in a breach of oral agreement and fraud case. His commercial litigation experience includes defending several global financial institutions in high-stakes matters.. He is admitted to practice in both the State Courts of California and the Federal Courts of the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of the Ninth Circuit in California. He is fluent in Spanish.

Jeremy M. Evans is an award-winning attorney and industry leader based in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California. Mr. Evans is an expert in best practices and negotiations in entertainment, media and sports. He represents entertainment, media, and sports clients in contractual and intellectual property negotiations with a focus on dealmaking. His clients range from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurs, advertising and production companies, studios, agencies, talent, and more.. Mr. Evans is the CEO, Founder, and Managing Attorney of California Sports Lawyer®. He hosts the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast with Jeremy Evans on the Bleav Network, which focuses on the latest topics and most interesting legal angles in entertainment, media, and sports law.. Within the community, Mr. Evans serves as the 2021-2023 President of the California Lawyers Association, a voluntary bar association of over 80,000 members. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, a centennial campaign for the Rose Bowl Stadium. He serves as an advisor to entrepreneurs in entertainment, media, and sports for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and is a member of the faculty of law at the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Graduate Program in Sport Management.. Mr. Evans received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. Additionally, Mr. Evans holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law from Pepperdine University’s Rick J. Caruso School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Entertainment, Media and Sports Management from Pepperdine University’s George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management.

Jeffrey Spitz is a legal counselor and trial attorney with decades of experience in handling complex business litigation and non-litigation legal issues. Mr. Spitz has tried matters to courts and juries at every level of the California and federal courts and has appeared in the state and federal courts of appeal. He has represented clients in countless arbitrations and before government regulatory authorities, including the California State Athletic Commission.. Mr. Spitz has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts, summary judgments and a variety of other favorable determinations for his clients. He has also been instrumental in assisting his clients to avoid litigation when a non-litigated resolution presented the best option to solve a particular problem.. Mr. Spitz has been rated a Super Lawyer since 2011, a rating reserved for outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.. Mr. Spitz provides clients with creative and cost effective solutions to legal problems and disputes. When a negotiated resolution is not achievable, Mr. Spitz is fully prepared to litigate to final judgment, including on appeal, when necessary.

Jeffrey Huron’s practice focuses on business, real estate and entertainment litigation, as well as civil appeals.  With over 25 years of litigation experience, he has won numerous high-stakes trials, arbitrations and appeals. Law & Politics has named Mr. Huron a Southern California Super Lawyer in Business Litigation for the past 5 years, and Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. Huron its highest AV Preeminent rating since 1997.. Mr. Huron has written several published legal articles, including an antitrust article cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he served as Note Editor of the Pacific Law Journal. He received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Marquette University.

I negotiate all types of deals in the entertainment industry pertaining to film, television, digital distribution of content, literary publications, music, music publishing and more.  I also negotiate traditional business agreements (partnerships, joint ventures, etc.), register and advise on copyrights and advise on and prosecute trademark applications.. I began my career as an entertainment litigator at Kulik, Gottesman & Mouton, LLP  in 2001 and continued that practice at Lavely & Singer, PC from 2003-2010 where I represented high-profile celebrities in trials, arbitrations, and labor commisisoner hearings.  My extensive background in litigating breaches of contract, fraud, unfair business practices, libel, slander, right of publicity and privacy violations, wrongful termination claims and copyright and trademark infringment makes me uniquely qualified to negotiate entertainment and related business transactions. Who better to put the details of a deal together then someone who spent years litigating over deals that fell apart due to poor drafting, vague language, oversights and the like?. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ABOUT MY PRACTICE:. I do not shop or seek financing for projects/music/scripts or help find clients representation (agents, managers, etc.).  I work for the majority of my clients on an hourly basis.  Hourly clients are required to pay a retainer before legal services commence.  I do represent some clients on a percentage basis but only if the agreement at issue provides a substantial and guaranteed payment to the client.  I do not negotiate option agreements or development agreements on a percentage basis.. Finally, while I'm strictly a transactional attorney, if you have an entertainment or business litigation matter I can refer you to my partner, Paul Berra, who is a very experienced entertainment litigator.  Mr. Berra works only on an hourly basis.